Former UFC Champion Rich Franklin Officially Joins One FC as New Vice President

One FC officials and Franklin confirmed the news on Wednesday,
verifying a report from Yahoo
Sports. The fighter will now assume his new role with the
company, which will reportedly focus on fighter development and
media duties in new territories.

Franklin, 39, won the UFC middleweight title in 2005 and defended
the belt twice successfully before suffering a first-round knockout
to Anderson
Silva in October 2006. Though “Ace” would win four of his next
five, he has since gone 3-3 and has not competed since suffering a
knockout defeat to Cung Le in
November 2012.

Founded in 2011, One FC has held 15 shows, with its next offering
slated to take place May 30 in Singapore. That event streams live
via online pay-per-view, headlined by a welterweight showdown
pitting ex-Bellator champion Ben Askren
against Bakhtiyar
Abbasov.